Abstract: We present a search for gamma-ray emission from the direction of the newly
discovered dwarf galaxy Reticulum II. Using Fermi-LAT data, we detect a signal
that exceeds expected backgrounds between ~2-10 GeV and is consistent with
annihilation of dark matter for particle masses less than a few x 10^2 GeV.
Modeling the background as a Poisson process based on Fermi-LAT diffuse models,
and taking into account trials factors, we detect emission with p-value less
than 9.8 x 10^-5 (>3.7 sigma). An alternative, model-independent treatment of
background reduces the significance, raising the p-value to 9.7 x 10^-3 (2.3
sigma). Even in this case, however, Reticulum II has the most significant
gamma-ray signal of any known dwarf galaxy. If Reticulum II has a dark matter
halo that is similar to those inferred for other nearby dwarfs, the signal is
consistent with the s-wave relic abundance cross section for annihilation.